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. >> mike barnicle, if i were a republican on the campaign trail right now i would have said three weeks ago, i didn't have a whole lot to campaign on other than overblown rhetoric, i can talk about the obama health care tax. i don't care what mitt romney's stupid people said. obama passed and it's a law of the land a health care tax. >> messed that up. >> and obama is now passing -- try to push a small business tax. i've got two taxes. that's all i'm talk about in my district between now and the campaign. i kick any democrat in a swing district across america legislatively. romney can't do this, but legislatively, this seems like the president's hurting his own cause. >> unless you consider the fact the two words you used that have been thrown around the table in the past two minutes both have incendiary value to voters. one word is taxes. as incendiary value to voters. the other word is millionaire as incendiary value to many, many voters. you use those two words both sides use those words and see where the fire starts burning most fiercely. >> i think they're right on target. >> my po
. >> mike barnicle, if i were a republican on the campaign trail right now i would have said three weeks ago, i didn't have a whole lot to campaign on other than overblown rhetoric, i can talk about the obama health care tax. i don't care what mitt romney's stupid people said. obama passed and it's a law of the land a health care tax. >> messed that up. >> and obama is now passing -- try to push a small business tax. i've got two taxes. that's all i'm talk about in my district...
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. >> you heard john mccain on our show last week also saying president obama is not doing enough. what should president obama be doing that he's not doing? >> and what can he do? >> sure, look, obviously this is a very complicated issue, no one disagrees with that. governor romney and others across the partisan divide, we've heard complaints as well as democrats, we have allies in the region that want to be doing more, funding insurge engentins getting the necessary resources and arms. and there has been a reticence by the obama administration to truly get in there and build channels with opposition, with responsible actors in the opposition. we stand there are bad actors in the opposition like the islamists. tharp already getting arms and funding. they should be getting them what they need, training them, building them up. >> isn't president obama being a bit more aggressive now? >> they claim to be doing a little more. for the longest time they've said it's a bad idea and explicitly said funding the opposition is a bad idea. >> so you salute president obama. >> in your words. >>
. >> you heard john mccain on our show last week also saying president obama is not doing enough. what should president obama be doing that he's not doing? >> and what can he do? >> sure, look, obviously this is a very complicated issue, no one disagrees with that. governor romney and others across the partisan divide, we've heard complaints as well as democrats, we have allies in the region that want to be doing more, funding insurge engentins getting the necessary resources...
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and i've been saying for a couple weeks, probably obama by a few points now. i have absolutely no idea. and a strange thing has happened, mika. you actually have, instead of the romney people acting a little nervous and crazy, which they have, we have for a year, you now have democrats that are starting to move into this panic phase. you know, we could lose this thing. i think for the first time, they're getting really nervous. >> i have a lot of people -- we've seen it together -- coming up to us going, what's going to happen? what's going to happen? it is a real nail-biter at this point. >> it is a toss-up. >> i think that's fair to say. i'm not sure where these polls will end up in the long run in terms of being correct, but you know what? they are at least a touchstone for the conversation. >> this race right now could not be closer, john. >> you think about the trend line just in this poll, just to stick with the consistency, the nbc/"wall street journal" poll, people say it's the gold standard for polling. i don't disagree. in early september, obama comi
and i've been saying for a couple weeks, probably obama by a few points now. i have absolutely no idea. and a strange thing has happened, mika. you actually have, instead of the romney people acting a little nervous and crazy, which they have, we have for a year, you now have democrats that are starting to move into this panic phase. you know, we could lose this thing. i think for the first time, they're getting really nervous. >> i have a lot of people -- we've seen it together -- coming...
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and the number one story of the week -- >> it's raining mad. >> president obama this week completed a long, personal evolution, announcing publicly his support for gay marriage. >> i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> the president's declaration was expedited when the vice president weighed in, perhaps off script, on sunday's "meet the press". >> i am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women -- >> he probably got out a little bit over his skis. >> mitt romney did not seem all that up for talking social issues. >> aren't there issues of significance that you'd like to talk about? the economy. >> this is a significant issue in colorado. >> the economy. >> no, romney was more interested in challenging the president on the issue of outdoor water sports. >> i don't think i'll play the president a round of golf but i'd be happy to take him around a water ski course. >> the president's change of heart on gay marriage, the obvious next question is, will that position hurt him come november with the all-important keith judd wing of
and the number one story of the week -- >> it's raining mad. >> president obama this week completed a long, personal evolution, announcing publicly his support for gay marriage. >> i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> the president's declaration was expedited when the vice president weighed in, perhaps off script, on sunday's "meet the press". >> i am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women --...
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and they've been doing that for a couple weeks. even before mourdock, whether there were other issues, things that came out of the debates, contraception, abortion, governor romney's own words. i think the mourdock issue is much more of an association issue. i may like mitt romney, but do you have too many concerns as a woman about the republican party and what it may try to do? interesting, you don't see it -- you didn't see it in the debates except for the vice president talking about the supreme court, the issue of roe v. wade and how it can influence that with the supreme court nominees. but i think taking a step back. we can deconstruct all the voting groups. i think what's really important here is -- you know, i was talking to a voter in virginia yesterday. they said i'm going to go with romney. i feel like we need fresh ideas, a fresh look at these problems. and i'm willing to go with him. and i think that's really the battleground right now for some of these remaining swing voters. this has become more of a change election.
and they've been doing that for a couple weeks. even before mourdock, whether there were other issues, things that came out of the debates, contraception, abortion, governor romney's own words. i think the mourdock issue is much more of an association issue. i may like mitt romney, but do you have too many concerns as a woman about the republican party and what it may try to do? interesting, you don't see it -- you didn't see it in the debates except for the vice president talking about the...
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. >>> let's talk about a couple of other things that are in the magazine this week. let's start with rich lowery. we were just talking about "national review" and some of the good things they have been saying about the trayvon martin case. rich lowry writes about why barack obama deserves to lose. >> rich is a regular contributor to us now, and he writes about the fact that even while mitt romney is not the world's strongest candidate, neither is president obama. and he says president obama is vulnerable. he just ticks off the list of what he considers the is not the strongest candidate, neither is president obama. he says president obama is vulnerable. he ticks off the list. he says obama is not going to be as strong as we think. >> you have a ten-question interview with angelina jolie. >> uh-huh. >> and you ask about that leg thing. >> what leg thing? >> it was at -- >> oh, my lord. >> oscars. she poses like that, goes on stage and poses like that. >> what is up that. >> i don't know if you've ever seen mark halp echl rin -- >> she said the interview dress was less
. >>> let's talk about a couple of other things that are in the magazine this week. let's start with rich lowery. we were just talking about "national review" and some of the good things they have been saying about the trayvon martin case. rich lowry writes about why barack obama deserves to lose. >> rich is a regular contributor to us now, and he writes about the fact that even while mitt romney is not the world's strongest candidate, neither is president obama. and he...
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neither campaign was in the field last week. they are all going into the field this week. they don't know how last week went. there is fingernail chewing, if you will, about how last week went. talk to somebody in the obama campaign and they share your concern. how political did it look? they are convinced three months from now nobody will remember biden had to drive this and it was fund raising and all this. it will be seen in a better light. i tell you, i think -- you brought up those states. the biggest swing state this could impact is iowa. >> wow. >> that is where the president was making a comeback. he was down and making a comeback. >> in iowa you have a recall of three judges? >> it became a big fight of this idea of wait a minute, judges are telling us what to do. look, it split the state right down the middle. >> yeah. >> if there was a state that i thought in talking to both campaigns they agree, iowa is the one place where they think long term, if this gay marriage thing has impact it's there. the other thing about last week and the fingernails in chicago chewi
neither campaign was in the field last week. they are all going into the field this week. they don't know how last week went. there is fingernail chewing, if you will, about how last week went. talk to somebody in the obama campaign and they share your concern. how political did it look? they are convinced three months from now nobody will remember biden had to drive this and it was fund raising and all this. it will be seen in a better light. i tell you, i think -- you brought up those states....
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>> a week after inadvertently pushing president obama to support gay marriage -- >> i'm just so sick of the way presidents are always riding me. i mean, i'm an adult. >> hey, hey, i've been there. i've been there. i used to catch grief all the time from president cheney. >> mm-hmm. >> joe biden was out on the road pushing the president's campaign message of mitt romney as d dastard dastardly, villainous one percenter. >> they don't get us. they don't get who we are. >> all that hollering naturally put the vice president in the mood for a little dq. >> i assume they were talking about financial assets. >> president obama himself meanwhile was in new york facing the view's semicircular firing squad. >> which kardashian was married for only 72 days? >> um -- that would be kim. >> very good. >> the president faring much better on that quiz than poor zack did on his. >> canned, sand, panned, fanned, fanned, wand! >> oh, come on, zack. you had that one. chris matthews wanted that gary powers answer. we should point out chuck todd cleaned up last night on "jeopardy" and won and kelly o'donn
>> a week after inadvertently pushing president obama to support gay marriage -- >> i'm just so sick of the way presidents are always riding me. i mean, i'm an adult. >> hey, hey, i've been there. i've been there. i used to catch grief all the time from president cheney. >> mm-hmm. >> joe biden was out on the road pushing the president's campaign message of mitt romney as d dastard dastardly, villainous one percenter. >> they don't get us. they don't get who...
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i think it's like a week and a half out you are putting it at like 74%. >> sure. >> and the politician says you never know what will happen just like with baseball. the numbers may look right but certain teams, ballplayers may eat fried chicken and drink beer in the locker room. anything can happen. but talk about what you do. >> what we're really doing is taking the polls. you take an average. that part is simple. translate it into probability so it's the same in a football game. if a team has a field goal lead with five minutes left to play, how often will they win? we're doing it the same way. obama was up by three points in ohio, virginia, iowa, other swing states. and that's usually pretty solid. a chance like a big mistake but it was a 10% chance and not a 50% chance. of course things did solidify for him towards the end. towards the end where you were seeing consistently in almost every poll -- >> he bumped back up. >> it looked like people said toward the income, toward the incumbent with sandy, you did see him have more of a cushion toward the end of the campaign. >> you tried
i think it's like a week and a half out you are putting it at like 74%. >> sure. >> and the politician says you never know what will happen just like with baseball. the numbers may look right but certain teams, ballplayers may eat fried chicken and drink beer in the locker room. anything can happen. but talk about what you do. >> what we're really doing is taking the polls. you take an average. that part is simple. translate it into probability so it's the same in a football...
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that was president obama making a push to consolidate parts of the federal government. you'd like that, joe. >> i'd love that. >> 2011 state of the union address and again the white house last week and joining us now, senior white house adviser valerie jarrett. valerie, a huge list to go through this morning. talking about streamlining, in-sourcing and how republicans have gott in the way of progres. >> ha! >> a robust agenda. >> i'm setting the agenda. >> you go, mika. take control. >> first, the president's plan to make good on his promise to streamline the government. how quickly is this going to happen? over a ten-year plan and exactly how much money will be saved? >> well, we hope to begin immediately after congress passes the authorization. as you said in the introduction, it's very important that we shrink government. it's very important that we streamline it. it's very important that we make it friendly to both business and consumers who want to use government, and this authority that every president from hoover to reagan had in the first step. the president als
that was president obama making a push to consolidate parts of the federal government. you'd like that, joe. >> i'd love that. >> 2011 state of the union address and again the white house last week and joining us now, senior white house adviser valerie jarrett. valerie, a huge list to go through this morning. talking about streamlining, in-sourcing and how republicans have gott in the way of progres. >> ha! >> a robust agenda. >> i'm setting the agenda. >>...
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i also want to touch on, later this morning, president obama is asking congress for federal authority to merge agencies, right? and it's going to start in the congress department and this is the topic for you buys to discuss. is this a deft political move to show that he's maybe looking towards trying to streamline government and maybe far enough away from the election that it's not streamed as engineering, it's a very interesting thing he wants to do. those in the republican party are pretty happy about it, but we'll see if he walks the walk along with the talk. >> that is fascinating, brian. >> thank you, brian. >> i think that is a great political move, combining federal agencies, even if it's a symbolic move, it sends a great message. >>> up next,next, willie's week review. ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. but for some of us with overactive bladder, our pipes just don't wo
i also want to touch on, later this morning, president obama is asking congress for federal authority to merge agencies, right? and it's going to start in the congress department and this is the topic for you buys to discuss. is this a deft political move to show that he's maybe looking towards trying to streamline government and maybe far enough away from the election that it's not streamed as engineering, it's a very interesting thing he wants to do. those in the republican party are pretty...
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obama leads romney by 6 percentage points. among voters living in 12 key battleground states, the president's lead is 8 points, 49 to 41. pretty much unchanged from june. one of the biggest takeaways how both candidates are viewed. the president is viewed negatively by 43% of voters. his second worst rating since taking office. romney's negative rating is 40%, his worse negative rating ever for this poll. >> mark halperin, the negatives up for both candidates. why? >> there's been a lot of negative intelligent ads run, lot of negative rhetoric there. the winner is probably going to have to deal with some pretty high negative because they're both relatively high. can't imagine they'll go down much. they have their conventions. and that's when i think they'll face interesting choices as we've seen in past conventions, how negative do they go, how much they try to rehabilitate the image of their guy. >> conventions of the base are going to be key. this thing will be locked up and the interesting thing for romney these numbers if
obama leads romney by 6 percentage points. among voters living in 12 key battleground states, the president's lead is 8 points, 49 to 41. pretty much unchanged from june. one of the biggest takeaways how both candidates are viewed. the president is viewed negatively by 43% of voters. his second worst rating since taking office. romney's negative rating is 40%, his worse negative rating ever for this poll. >> mark halperin, the negatives up for both candidates. why? >> there's been a...
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some weeks i'm ahead and some weeks i'm behind. you know, all of these states that voted for barack obama last time, right now, the majority of people in ose states are saying they do t w v for barack obama. >> okay. what is next? barack obama should be ashamed of himself. >> wait a minute. >> go ahead. >> who? >> this is close. go ahead. >> president obama is in new york city r the united nations general assembly and the clinton global itiate wche g s in >> are we really? >> so your boyfriend. but one of his first orders of business was taping an interview with the women of "the view" alongside the first lad among the topics -- >> can i ask a question? thisuy is notivinerio inrvieo od >>who? >> barack obama, the president of the united states. >> really opportune time. >> he isoing to all of these polices. no time for netanyahu but time for"the view". >> no time for netanyahu? >> i know. wally from "leave it to beaver" was in that, no time no netanyahu. >> was jerry mathers? >> was asked about the null stak a look. >> governor rom
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that stands in contrast to last week's nbc news/wall street journal poll showing president obama in the lead by 8 points. cnn polled missouri, arizona and indiana, hence romney's margin. the cnn/orc poll shows the country is deeply divided in the supreme court's ruling to uphold president obama's health care bill with 50% agreeing with the justices' decision while 49% disagree. 52% of those polled favored most or all of the parts of the affordable care act. >> the los angeles times is reporting officials from within the russian government are skeptical of a mitt romney presidency following recent comments made by romney on russia. an ally of president vladimir putin says we don't think for us romney will an easy partner, we think romney will be on the rhetorical side a replay of of the bush administration. i'm afraid he may choose the neocon-type people. we turn now for a comment on that. what are they talking about? >> i think -- >> what is their fear? >> their fear i think is governor romney's critique of the failure of the obama administration's recess. there was a lot of talk about
that stands in contrast to last week's nbc news/wall street journal poll showing president obama in the lead by 8 points. cnn polled missouri, arizona and indiana, hence romney's margin. the cnn/orc poll shows the country is deeply divided in the supreme court's ruling to uphold president obama's health care bill with 50% agreeing with the justices' decision while 49% disagree. 52% of those polled favored most or all of the parts of the affordable care act. >> the los angeles times is...
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. ♪ >>> iranians for the last two weeks have been running exercises in the straits of hormuz, running exercises to intimidate the west and convince us if we try to do anything serious about sanctions, they will close the straits. the obama administration this morning announced that they were canceling an exercise with the israelis to avoid irritating the iranians. i believe this is the biggest act of weak ness by any america president in my lifetime. >> all right. here we go. i think we're going to get some reaction to newt's comments. >> this is like the mt. rushmore of washington d.c. >> joe, what are we doing here? joining us now, former national security advisor for president carter, dr. brzezinski, dad, the author of the upcoming book, i have it here, "strategic vision." i've been reading it, studying. >> didn't you say he was testing you on vacation? >> he tested me on vacation and said, mika, you might want to read the cliff notes. anyhow, i don't know why he said that. the associate editor and columnist for the "washington post," david ignatius joins us as well, and bob woodwa
. ♪ >>> iranians for the last two weeks have been running exercises in the straits of hormuz, running exercises to intimidate the west and convince us if we try to do anything serious about sanctions, they will close the straits. the obama administration this morning announced that they were canceling an exercise with the israelis to avoid irritating the iranians. i believe this is the biggest act of weak ness by any america president in my lifetime. >> all right. here we go. i...
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not while i'm speaking. >> an eventful week for president obama actually began late last week during his call and response announcement of a shift in immigration policy. >> this is the right thing to do for the american people. i didn't ask for an argument. i'm answering your question. >> mitt romney was unmoved by the president's new position. >> he saves these sort of things until four and a half months before the general election. >> president obama also headlined the g-20 summit in mexico. it included a photo op with russian president vladimir putt than looked like two people out to dinner as they finalized their divorce. then there was the invocation of executive privilege over the atf gun running operation named after a vin diesel car movie. >> i live my life a quarter mile at a time. nothing else matters. >> and how much did the president know about this? >> it shouldn't be a political witch hunt. >> senator harry reid, what's your take on this whole fast and furious deal, bro? >> i don't want to answer that question. that's a clown question, bro. >> up next, the democratic go
not while i'm speaking. >> an eventful week for president obama actually began late last week during his call and response announcement of a shift in immigration policy. >> this is the right thing to do for the american people. i didn't ask for an argument. i'm answering your question. >> mitt romney was unmoved by the president's new position. >> he saves these sort of things until four and a half months before the general election. >> president obama also...
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in fact, i think they are hoping they can effectively put it away in the next few weeks, the obama folks here don't agree with that. the ohio is the toughest one. romney continues to have i had yoeen idiosyncratic problems particularly the auto bailout. his time in ohio this weekend showed that he's looking for a winning economic message, part of it revolves around energy. but i think in general, he's going to need a stronger message there on bringing back the ohio economy which, of course, is already improving, which is complicating his message there when you've got a republican governor going around talking about how great ohio is doing. >> yeah, real quick, jonathan, is the map the winning map for mitt romney without the state of ohio? is that a pipe dream, really? >> not necessarily. there is a theoretical path you can do it if you have iowa, new hampshire and colorado and nevada. again, if you lose one of those other states and you're romney, without ohio, then you don't get 270, and that's the problem. if you don't have ohio, you have to win pretty much everything else, and that's
in fact, i think they are hoping they can effectively put it away in the next few weeks, the obama folks here don't agree with that. the ohio is the toughest one. romney continues to have i had yoeen idiosyncratic problems particularly the auto bailout. his time in ohio this weekend showed that he's looking for a winning economic message, part of it revolves around energy. but i think in general, he's going to need a stronger message there on bringing back the ohio economy which, of course, is...
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before the storm, you were out there, president obama couldn't lead his way out of a paper bag with a fistful of 20s. and then right after the storm was over, you were, like, this man is a leader. like doesn't that -- doesn't that tell you something about the game? what does that tell you about the game? >> what it tells me is that people have different skill sets at different times. that's what it tells me. >> i see. so he wasn't a leader until you needed leadership. >> maybe -- maybe until he was presented with a stark opportunity. >> an opportunity. >> to lead. >> welcome back to "morning joe." 32 past the hour. joining us now from washington, the moderator of "meet the press," david gregory. and pulitzer prize-winning columnist and associate editor of "washington post" and msnbc political analyst eugene robinson joins us as well. joining us here on set in new york, democratic representative from missouri and chairman of the congressional black caucus, congressman emanuel cleaver. good to have all of you on. >> i think we missed an opportunity. we had a guy sitting in the green r
before the storm, you were out there, president obama couldn't lead his way out of a paper bag with a fistful of 20s. and then right after the storm was over, you were, like, this man is a leader. like doesn't that -- doesn't that tell you something about the game? what does that tell you about the game? >> what it tells me is that people have different skill sets at different times. that's what it tells me. >> i see. so he wasn't a leader until you needed leadership. >> maybe...
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they like barack obama. they saw him as someone who was outside of politics. even the first debate which we asked him about, and he had a hilarious answer about, even the first debate they thought, well, yeah, he's not playing the game. so the question is, this -- whatever it is, this 15%, right, is that inheritable by somebody else, by a classic politician? can hillary clinton still get those voters? will people think that she is outside politics, outside of washington the way that people think of barack obama, which is a wholly new thing. that is sui generis. >> i don't see it like that especially because the man himself is an island unto himself in washington, d.c. >> yes. >> he is not a democratic party boss like tip o'neill. he's not even really connected with the chicago political machine. >> and curiously, people like that. >> he is his own man. that's a great thing unless you are the democrats that want this to be passed along four years from now. >> but is there, in your view, a philosophical way of being that is inheritable, to use rick's word? is th
they like barack obama. they saw him as someone who was outside of politics. even the first debate which we asked him about, and he had a hilarious answer about, even the first debate they thought, well, yeah, he's not playing the game. so the question is, this -- whatever it is, this 15%, right, is that inheritable by somebody else, by a classic politician? can hillary clinton still get those voters? will people think that she is outside politics, outside of washington the way that people...
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lately, obama has emphasized fairness, hammering home the theme in the run-up to tax day. that doesn't necessarily make it a winning elect oral strategy. voters could agree that the system is on balance but failed to be persuaded that obama's prescription for fixing it would produce jobs or do enough to fix the problem. in fact, recent polls suggest this might be the greatest threat to obama's chances of winning a second term. though voters generally endorse obama's critique of the tax system, they say mitt romney is the better choice to manage the economy. josh, let's start right there with that last point. why do they fell that way? what has he said? why is he connecting in that way? >> i'm not sure it's so much that he is connecting as that three years in the obama presidency, the economy is still in rough shape. 3/4 of people think we are still in a region is. the point in the piece is this a source of angst for democrats. if you remember back four years ago in the last election, the country was pretty much smalling to pieces, we were in the middle of a financial crisi
lately, obama has emphasized fairness, hammering home the theme in the run-up to tax day. that doesn't necessarily make it a winning elect oral strategy. voters could agree that the system is on balance but failed to be persuaded that obama's prescription for fixing it would produce jobs or do enough to fix the problem. in fact, recent polls suggest this might be the greatest threat to obama's chances of winning a second term. though voters generally endorse obama's critique of the tax system,...
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it is a relationship put on display last week when clinton was featured in a web video touting obama's leadership in the raid that killed osama bin laden one year ago this week. but ed gillespie says the fight against terrorism should not be a partisan issue. >> this is one of the reasons president obama has become one of the most divisive presidents in american history. he took something that was a unifying event for all americans, an event that governor romney congratulated him and the military and the intelligence analysts in our government for competing the mission in terms of killing osama bin laden. and he's managed to turn it into a divisive partisan political attack that former defense secretary frank carlucci called sad, john mccain called shameful. i think most americans will see it as a sign of a desperate campaign. >> obama adviser robert gibbs argues that bin laden's death is fair game in the election and questions if there would have been a different outcome if romney was sitting in the oval office. >> just a few years ago, president obama, then a candidate, said in a spe
it is a relationship put on display last week when clinton was featured in a web video touting obama's leadership in the raid that killed osama bin laden one year ago this week. but ed gillespie says the fight against terrorism should not be a partisan issue. >> this is one of the reasons president obama has become one of the most divisive presidents in american history. he took something that was a unifying event for all americans, an event that governor romney congratulated him and the...
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the obama team is hoping to tap into clinton's wide network of donors. it is a relationship that was put on display last week when clinton was featured in a campaign web video touting president obama's leadership in the raid that killed osama bin laden oneyeaghiwk. >>hs eofhe rso demaasbene congratulated him for completing the mission in terms of killing osama bin laden. and he has managed to turn it into a divisive political attack that former defense secretary called sad, john mccain called shameful. i think most will see it as a sign of a desperate campaign. >> obama adviser gibbs says his death was a key moment. >>u fewea go esenobath cndat w w gthing. they wouldn't move heaven and earth to get osama bin laden. >> you are saying that president obama believes that a president romney if he was working in the counter terror realms of the government who came to him with intelligence saying we have the opportunity to kill osama bin laden you are saying president romney would not take that shot? >> i don't think he would. he criticized barack obama. nobody
the obama team is hoping to tap into clinton's wide network of donors. it is a relationship that was put on display last week when clinton was featured in a campaign web video touting president obama's leadership in the raid that killed osama bin laden oneyeaghiwk. >>hs eofhe rso demaasbene congratulated him for completing the mission in terms of killing osama bin laden. and he has managed to turn it into a divisive political attack that former defense secretary called sad, john mccain...
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what kind of changes is the obama campaign making to just to that choice which was maybe two weeks ago on an unexpected kwho choice? i think the impact of the ryan choice has been to mostly clarify our choice. as you know for about a year, the romney camp was saying this isn't about us, this is all about barack obama, this isn't a choice. now, you know, they've -- they've named ryan and now it's this is a choice we've got two distinct philosophies. that's fine. let's have that debate. do you believe in trillions of dollars of tax cuts for the wealthy or do you believe in investing in bringing down the deficit and -- things we need to grow the economy. >> [ inaudible ]. >> well, i think that ryan certainly clarifies some. we're having this discussion on medicare and how you strengthen medicare for the future. that's a good debate and there are many states in which that's central because they have large numbers of senior citizens. ryan shares the view with romney on the issue of abortion. ryan's view is we should make abortion illegal even in cases of rape and incest. that's a very galva
what kind of changes is the obama campaign making to just to that choice which was maybe two weeks ago on an unexpected kwho choice? i think the impact of the ryan choice has been to mostly clarify our choice. as you know for about a year, the romney camp was saying this isn't about us, this is all about barack obama, this isn't a choice. now, you know, they've -- they've named ryan and now it's this is a choice we've got two distinct philosophies. that's fine. let's have that debate. do you...
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i think one of the reasons that what bill clinton said over the last couple weeks hurt president obama so much is, it basically showed again to wall street what a pro-business democrat sounds like. talking about extending the bush tax cuts. talking more positively about romney's business record. it's why bill clinton did so well with a lot of the financial donors and it's one of the reasons it was easier back then for the financial sector to hedge their bet. but if you go back to 2008, a lot of these donors were big, big obama supporters. they believed in him, believed he would govern more like bill clinton when it came to the economy. to their minds he has not. that's where the revolt is coming. you hear it all the time. the question is, is it all in new york? certainly new york money seems very, very down on president obama. there's a lot of folks outside of new york who are not and the question is can they make up the difference? >> one mitigating factor in the 2008, jim, fund-raising i would suggest to you, you're right, on all of those issues the sarah palin factor was huge in ter
i think one of the reasons that what bill clinton said over the last couple weeks hurt president obama so much is, it basically showed again to wall street what a pro-business democrat sounds like. talking about extending the bush tax cuts. talking more positively about romney's business record. it's why bill clinton did so well with a lot of the financial donors and it's one of the reasons it was easier back then for the financial sector to hedge their bet. but if you go back to 2008, a lot of...
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you saw it between chris christie and barack obama. it's going to be interesting whether there's a different tone. i wouldn't be surprised if you heard the president using words like romnesia. i remember being on the set with you last week, mika, and we were depressed that that's what the campaign has gone to. and in light of what the president saw in new jersey -- not specifically in reference to the storm himself but the way he talks about the politics and his opponent. i think what we saw between chris christie and barack obama is exact legal what voters say they want. they want politicians who are able to work together and it's certainly what the country needs and it's what financial markets, frankly, are looking at washington for more of, an ability to get things done across the aisle. >> watching the news conference between chris christie and barack obama, i was online as well and sometimes i end up on twitter. i shouldn't look. but there were some comments about chris christie and barack obama and why would chris christie do thi
you saw it between chris christie and barack obama. it's going to be interesting whether there's a different tone. i wouldn't be surprised if you heard the president using words like romnesia. i remember being on the set with you last week, mika, and we were depressed that that's what the campaign has gone to. and in light of what the president saw in new jersey -- not specifically in reference to the storm himself but the way he talks about the politics and his opponent. i think what we saw...
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a stunning number in the last couple of weeks is the shift in obama's ability to fix the economy, the economy numbers which was basically, to me, mitt romney's only play seems to have gone away, to me that's the stunning underbelly of the shift. >> i think it's a combination of two things. one is the democratic convention, and they made this whole focus using bill clinton, using obama. it's saying hey, you know, things may not feel good, but this is the right path forward. it may take a while, but this is the right path forward. so they got some of that and moved some independents. the other is, you know, every two days, the romney campaign is chasing another -- is chasing another tail, if you will. so for instance, today this morning they're like, okay, they're going to come out and hit the president on this change thing. on one hand it's a good line at a rally, but it's not a message. and it's all of a sudden they're trying to make it their message of the next couple of days. they tried to make redistribution their message of the day. you know, i think it's been six weeks, seven wee
a stunning number in the last couple of weeks is the shift in obama's ability to fix the economy, the economy numbers which was basically, to me, mitt romney's only play seems to have gone away, to me that's the stunning underbelly of the shift. >> i think it's a combination of two things. one is the democratic convention, and they made this whole focus using bill clinton, using obama. it's saying hey, you know, things may not feel good, but this is the right path forward. it may take a...
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i agree with what john heilemann said last week about ohio. without autos, without auto manufacturing, it would be very hard to see how the obama team can continue to have excitement and emotional momentum on their side in ohio. it could very well be that the car situation and the help that this administration provided could be the stonewall. however, you look at this momentum, and mike, you follow campaigns. you follow political efforts. and when you have this kind of momentum heading into the final week, it's got to be a good feeling for the romney campaign as they look at the last eight days of where they are. >> you know, usually in campaigns, joe, you know this better than any of us sitting here because you've been on the ballot. you get an indication four, five days out that something has tipped within one campaign or another. and it's set in motion. and so you sort of know who the winner will be. that's not the case this year. i fall back on something that you keep hearing repeatedly when you're out there talking with people, that the p
i agree with what john heilemann said last week about ohio. without autos, without auto manufacturing, it would be very hard to see how the obama team can continue to have excitement and emotional momentum on their side in ohio. it could very well be that the car situation and the help that this administration provided could be the stonewall. however, you look at this momentum, and mike, you follow campaigns. you follow political efforts. and when you have this kind of momentum heading into the...
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it's a huge story, but also, of course, president obama is facing his challenges this week to his own party. >> and i think the republican candidate's speeches are reflecting that and responding to it. but the other big story is that a number of democrats this morning, including john larsen and former dnc chair tim kaine now joining catholic leaders in calling on the white house to modify a policy requiring faith-based groups to offer employers birth control through their insurance providers. some supporters of the president worry the mandate could become a defining issue for the 2012 election. now, the controversy is spilling over into congress. where republican house speaker john boehner is promising to lead an effort to overturn the rule. >> in opposing this requirement, the federal government has drifted dangerously beyond its constitutional boundaries, encroaching on religious freedom in a manner that affects millions of americans and harms some of our nation's most vital institutions. if the president does not reverse the department's attack on religious freedom, then the congre
it's a huge story, but also, of course, president obama is facing his challenges this week to his own party. >> and i think the republican candidate's speeches are reflecting that and responding to it. but the other big story is that a number of democrats this morning, including john larsen and former dnc chair tim kaine now joining catholic leaders in calling on the white house to modify a policy requiring faith-based groups to offer employers birth control through their insurance...
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no good news for the president in the past few weeks. and yet, he comes out pretty strong. >> who does that say more about? mike allen, thank you very much. we'll talk about this coming up. willie geist, what do you have next? >> coming up ahead, an official comment, believe it or not, from the white house on whether or not was actually being booed by boston fans when he mentioned the kevin youklis straight. were they saying youk. lebron james continues his victory tour, goes to the "late show with david letterman." dave gives lebron a grilling about cleveland. we'll be right back. looking for a better place to put your cash? here's one you may not have thought of -- fidelity. now you don't have to go to a bank to get the things you want from a bank, like no-fee atms, all over the world. free checkwriting and mobile deposits. now depositing a check is as easy as taking a picture. free online bill payments. a highly acclaimed credit card with 2% cash back into your fidelity account. open a fidelity cash management account today and discov
no good news for the president in the past few weeks. and yet, he comes out pretty strong. >> who does that say more about? mike allen, thank you very much. we'll talk about this coming up. willie geist, what do you have next? >> coming up ahead, an official comment, believe it or not, from the white house on whether or not was actually being booed by boston fans when he mentioned the kevin youklis straight. were they saying youk. lebron james continues his victory tour, goes to the...
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. >> this is the fourth ransom note in three weeks for someone who has run afoul of the obama campaign. the table may not be unhappy about president clinton's remarks, but i can tell you that the obama campaign is. and the "wall street journal" is reporting this morning that that statement that came from the clinton aide matt mckenna was the result of a push from the obama campaign. republicans on the hill were -- are so ecstatic about this. they are going to be able to use these remarks again and again and say, hey, this is what a pro business democrat looks like. and even president bill clinton, you're going to hear that again and again. >> you don't think that the "wall street journal" would have any interest in fanning a story like that, do you? >> mike's exactly right. sorry. this is -- you can totally see on a human level how this would drive the obama people crazy. you've got this rock star former president who talks a great deal, and is sort of the price we pay. do we want presidents who have enormous experience afterward talking about it, trying to sort of inform the debate, o
. >> this is the fourth ransom note in three weeks for someone who has run afoul of the obama campaign. the table may not be unhappy about president clinton's remarks, but i can tell you that the obama campaign is. and the "wall street journal" is reporting this morning that that statement that came from the clinton aide matt mckenna was the result of a push from the obama campaign. republicans on the hill were -- are so ecstatic about this. they are going to be able to use...
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one point, or as it's also known, the thing obama failed to make during last week's debate. huh? speaking of the election, you guys, the vice presidential debate is just three days away. both sides are busy getting ready and republican candidate paul ryan says he expects joe biden to come at him like a cannon ball. biden was like, there's going to be a pool there? i'm more of a belly flop guy, but i can -- >>> and with us now from washington, pulitzer prize winning columnist, msnbc political analyst eugene robinson. i've got to ask you the big question, are you for the nats or for the orioles? >> i've got to be for the nats, although we're a mixed marriage. my wife was born in baltimore. >> oh. >> not an ill word can be said about the baltimore orioles in my house. >> yeah. >> nonetheless, i'm following the nats and cheering the nats. but, you know, the orioles are playing the yankees last night and beat them. you've got to root against the yankees, right? >> of course you do. if you love -- well, i mean, only if you love america. >> yes, right. >> i do love america. >> you do lo
one point, or as it's also known, the thing obama failed to make during last week's debate. huh? speaking of the election, you guys, the vice presidential debate is just three days away. both sides are busy getting ready and republican candidate paul ryan says he expects joe biden to come at him like a cannon ball. biden was like, there's going to be a pool there? i'm more of a belly flop guy, but i can -- >>> and with us now from washington, pulitzer prize winning columnist, msnbc...
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case. >> you look at the state of the union address this past week. a great political speech. at the end of the day, we ask the same thing of him as romney. what does it mean? nothing. nothing. there is no ideological basis to that. >> i can tell you in about six sentences what reaganism is. i can tell you in eight sentences what clintonism is. i can't tell new eight paragraphs what obamaism is or romneyism is. they have views and beliefs and policies but the essence of the thing is still opaque. it's a problem. >> gene, is that fair? >> not entirely. >> what is obamaism? >> i think obamaism -- my understanding of obamaism is that he believes our left-right political spectrum is broken and we've crowded at the ends of it and what he talked about during the campaign and i think this is obamaism, whether or not we've seen it develop or not, is expanding in a different direction on a not just x and y axis but z axis as well. >> you understand what i'm saying? i don't know that barack obama has found his ism. >> you don't have to evaluate every policy as
case. >> you look at the state of the union address this past week. a great political speech. at the end of the day, we ask the same thing of him as romney. what does it mean? nothing. nothing. there is no ideological basis to that. >> i can tell you in about six sentences what reaganism is. i can tell you in eight sentences what clintonism is. i can't tell new eight paragraphs what obamaism is or romneyism is. they have views and beliefs and policies but the essence of the thing is...